Past Events
Highlander Curling Club Closing Early
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
In response to ongoing concerns with the spread of COVID-19, and in keeping with other sport organizations, Highlander Curling Club will be cancelling all further events, including leagues games for the remainder of the season: effective Saturday, March 14th at 12 midnight.
The Board of Directors would like to extend its thanks to all the hard working volunteers that make our club a reality. It’s unfortunate to end our season in this way, but the safety of our members is paramount.
Stay safe everyone!
Highlander Curling Club Junior Bonspiel 2019
On December 14, the Highlander Curling Club hosted a Junior Bonspiel. Six teams participated and each team played three six end games. Two teams were from Bluenose Curling Club in New Glasgow , one was from Chedabucto Curling Club in Boylston and three were from our home club.
In the first draw, Team Page (Bluenose) defeated Team Thibodeau (Highlander) 11-7. Two teams from Highlander clashed with Team Lazzuri beating Team Smith 8-5. Team Higdon (Bluenose) edged Team Grady(Chedabucto) 6-5 on the last shot of the game.
During the second draw, Team Smith and Page played to a 9-9 draw. Team Grady beat the Lazzuri Rink 11-2 and Team Higdon beat Team Thibodeau 11-3.
The last draw of the afternoon saw Team Smith fall to Team Higdon 5-8, with an exceptional shot by Skip Jack Higdon taking out two rocks with the hammer to score three in the final end. Team Grady got a win over Team Page 14-3 and Team Lazzuri bested Team Thibodeau 8-3.
The shot of the Spiel was made by Skip Ryker Thibodeau who executed a perfect draw to the pin by coming around three center line guards to out count the opposition stone covering the back part of the button. Thayden Power won the most sportsmanlike.
Thanks to Jim Marlow and Wayne Richard for doing the ice before the event and also to Wayne, John Cameron and Chris Higdon who helped do the ice in the afternoon. Daan Verkoeijen and Clare Lazzuri operated the kitchen and kept the curlers fed at lunch and snack time. Thanks as well to all the Highlander Curling Parents who brought food and snacks.
It was a great day of curling. Some amazing shots were made by many of the curlers. The level of sportsmanship was exceptional and everyone would have been proud of how all the curlers handled themselves out on the ice.
Lastly, thanks to everyone, family, friends and curling fans who came to watch and cheer on the curlers. It was a great day of junior curling that we hope to repeat in the near future and our club and at other Junior Bonspiels in Northeastern Nova Scotia!
Nova Scotia 55+ Games Legacy Gift
Many thanks to the Nova Scotia 55+ Games Committee for donating a Legacy Gift of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to the Highlander Curling Club!
Pictured L to R are; Tricia Cameron, Len MacDonald, Diane Roberts, Lorne Deering and Shirlyn Donovan.
CANAM Tour
The CANAM tour was a huge success at the Highlander Curling Club. Three teams from the USA competed against three teams from the Highlander. Below is a photo of the whole group. Congratualations to all involved! Check out the USA teams’ tour at their 
Facebook page or CANAM Tour Log
Highlander Curling Club Hosts 55+ Games
The 55+ games curling committee would like to thank all the volunteers who helped make last weekend's tournament a success. There has been lots of praise directed toward the Highlander club for their hospitality, good food and great ice and none of that would be possible without our volunteers. Thanks again
Check out the beautiful new sign at the back of the rink!!
The new sign is the brainchild of club member Roy Lawlor (on right) who contacted club member Rob Thompson (on left) over the summer to initiate the project. Rob, who works at Steelmac (https://steelmac.net/), collaborated with Roy to finalize the design of the sign, which was cut on their new plasma table.
A special thanks to the Owner of Steelmac Aaron MacDonald, who donated the components and construction costs of the sign.
Sunday Night Mixed Winners 2018-2019
On Sunday, March 31st, the Sunday Night Mixed League wrapped up their season play with awards presentations for both the First and Second half of the season. Pictured below are the winners in each Division. Special thanks to organizers Cathy MacDonald and Joyce vanBerkel, along with ice-maker Wayne Richards!
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Highlander Junior Program Wraps Up 2018-2019 Season
On March 30, fifteen curlers from our Junior Program attended the New Glasgow Junior Bonspiel at the Bluenose Curling Club. We had two teams in U13 and two at the U19 level.
Our curlers were:
(U13) Team Thibodeau (Sam Lazzuri, Colin MacNeil, Brody MacNeil and Ryker Thibodeau)
(U13) Team Verkoeijen (Rowan Stewart, Thayden Power, Simon Nicholson, Sanne Verkoeijen)
(U19) Team Nicholson (Tessa Pelrine, Joe Lazzuri, David Nicholson)
(U19) Team Halloran (Brooklyn Jordan, Nathaniel Smith, Ryan Sangster, Aidan Halloran)
Team Halloran placed 2nd overall and Team Verkoeijen was 3rd. Most importantly, our curlers had lots of fun playing other teams from the Bluenose and New Caledonia Curling Clubs.
We look forward to hosting and playing more games against these clubs in the 2019-2020 season!
As our regular season winds down I should relate that we had a very successful year-- we had 35 curlers in our Junior Program, split between U13 and U19 ages. Each week we worked on skills and gameplay all the while having fun and learning about curling. The success of the program rests squarely with my assistants, who each week helped deliver the program to the curlers. Nathaniel Smith, Victoria Rankin and Evan Perry were amazing to work with and I know the kids loved interacting with them.
Thanks goes out as well to the Curling Club Board of Directors who have continued to support this program. Junior Curling is bringing in lots of new young people to the sport of curling, all of whom I hope will continue to play curling in the years to come.
Brian Nicholson
Mad For Plaid 2019
Congrats to the winning 2019 Mad for Plaid team - Cathy MacDonald, Roselle Lawlor, Margie Vande Weil and Ginny Webb. Second place was the team skipped by Jo-Anne Doiron and third place was the team skipped by Jackie MacDonald.
A huge thank-you goes out to Colleen MacDougall for organizing this successful women's bonspiel each year!
Photo (L-R): Ginny Webb, Roselle Lawlor, Cathy MacDonald and Margie Vande Weil
2018-2019 First Half Results
The first half of the curling season is over already and many league teams are changing and preparing for the second half. Pictured below are winners from the first half. Best of luck in 2019!
Highlander Curling Club Junior Bonspiel
On December 15, the Highlander Curling Club held a Junior Bonspiel with Teams in attendance from the Bluenose, Highlander and Chedabucto Curling Club. Lots of friends and family were on hand to cheer our youngest curlers on as they played their games.
Each game was 5 ends long and full of excitement and great shot making. The overall winners of the Tournament were from the Bluenose Curling Club. Team members from the New Glasgow based rink included: Jack Higdon, Conrad Roberston, Joe O'Neil, Cullen Park and Ben Hingley.
Congratulations to all the participants. It was a great learning experience for our teams and lots of fun was had. A big thank you goes out to Jim Marlow and Wayne Richard for having the ice in tip-top shape. Also thanks to the parents of our curlers who brought food, got the kitchen ready and helped clean up afterwards. Couldn't have had as good a bonspiel without you!
Brian Nicholson
Junior Program Coordinator
2018 Scotties Qualifier - December 6th-9th
The Highlander Curling Club was pleased to host the 2018 Nova Scotia Women's Qualifier from December 6th-9th. Teams from all across Nova Scotia attended to earn a birth in the Nova Scotia Playdowns. Six teams advanced from this event to round out the eight team pool.
HUGE THANK YOU to all of those who helped make this event so wonderful! We received nothing but praise from participants and visitors! Job well done!!
Friday, October 19th: U11 Clinic
On Friday October 19th Donelda Mattie ran a Refresher Clinic for our Under 11 Returning Curlers. This was a great chance for those younger curlers to get the rust off the rocks and brooms before the regular program begins. See images from this event below!
Friday, October 26th: Regular Junior Curling Begins (7-8:30pm)
2017-2018 League Championships
Another curling season has concluded with Highlander Curling Club teams competing for their respective League Championships. Pictured below are award winners for both Tuesday Night Ladies League and Thursday Night Mixed League.
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Curling Fun Day Event
A huge thank you to all those who came out to participate in the Curling Fun Day today! The numbers were well over our expectations so THANK YOU! And of course thank you to all of the volunteers who helped make it the success it was.
If you have any questions about renting the ice or participating in a league (either as a spare or regular member) please contact us via our Facebook page or website.
Below are a few pictures from a great day! We look forward to seeing all these new faces around the rink again soon!
